St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-03
WARMING THE CHAIRS.
a Budget of Gossip From the Ro-
tundas on Rainy Day.

Those visitors to st. Paul who had no
umbrellas or gum coats yesterday after
noon were to be found within the hotels
in large numbers. and the chairs in the
lobby of the Merchants were kept
warmer than they have been
for many day during the
long hours of the afternoon.
Carl Judson, was about the hotel with
his right arm in a sling, owing to the
fact that several of his friends had
appointment as assistant dairy
commissioner. Clark Chambers, who
was also in sight, made
an examination of Judson's elbow about
4 o'clock and gave it as his opinion that
the sufferer would pull through unless
there was some internal injury. 1t is
understood that Judson received the
appointment from Commissioner Ives,
owing to his wide knowledge of
the chemistry of milk. Last spring
Judson palmed off a bottle of sleeps
milk on the dairy commissioner as hay
ing come from his Jersey heifers. 1t
showed u per cent. of fatty matter in
was anticipating. This first
brought Carl prominently before the
public as dairy expert, and resulted
finally in his appointment. He has
other qualifications beside knowledge
Of milk that fit him for the position. 1t
is matter OF record that he once in
vented churn that could be regu-
lated with a spring attach
ment to make either butter or cheese
He used to have it on exhibition at all
the county fairs, and he now wears on
his left breast thirteen medals, which he
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record he has wide acquaintance with
all the farmers and is familiar with the
dairy work of the entire state.
Commissioner John L. Gibbs, with a
new suit of clothes and a tall white hat,
was to be seen beneath the shelter of
the Merchants. Since the commissioner
came to st. Paul to live he has lost
much OF that bucolic look which bid the
citizens of the state at large TO call him
Farmer Gibbs. That happened some
time ago when he wanted to be
governor. Mr.. Gibbs looks much more
like a statesman now than formerly. He
wears Prince Albert coat, of modest
reddish brown color, and he buttons it
squarly across chest that was broad
ened by holding both hands firmly on the
small ends of plow handle, and
keep time with span of mules as they
logged across the prairie. a tail white
hat and closely and evenly cropped
beard give the eX-farmer the appear
ance of bank president. Some of his
friends who remember him in his work
ing clothes hardly recognize him. But
he doesn't seem at all proud. and when
his constituents come to the city he
greets them with the same warm and
seductive hand-shake as of yore.
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Collector Guernon, of st. Vincent,
left his umbrella up in the custom
house, near the Canadian border, and so
he sat in chair of the Merchants
rotunda for several hours during the
afternoon. He said he had been where
rain was falling ever since three days
| ago when he left home, and he feared
its effects might be serious on the crops
of the upper part of the state, as the
wheat was in the shock exposed to the
elements.
The meeting Of the state fair directors
at the Merchants brought together a
good many of those who are interested
in the great show. Several of the direc-
tors have rooms at this hotel, and it al
most looks as If it were the headquarters
of the institution.
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A. T. Stebbins, of Rochester, had a
word to say about the Southern Mime
sofa fair, which will open to the public
at his home next week. Mr.. Stebbins said
that all the preparations were complete
for great show, The main building
| has been put in fine shape, and some of
| the others improved. In addition to the
] races. in which the entries were Dl1b-
hshed yesterday morning. there would
be 2::35 trotting race for a purse3of
| $500 and a running race on the, first day
| of the fair.
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G. NJ. Schultz, who is the right bower
| in the state fair management this wear.
sat -in4fle Merchants for an hour and
delighted two or three newspaper men
with a detailed statement of the accom-